[Sigmetrics] Available PhD positions in Scientometrics and Text & Data Mining in the Knowledge Media institute, United Kingdom

[Petr Knoth]

Apologies for cross-posting.

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The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) is a leading research centre associated
with the Open University, UK. Research in KMi focuses on web & data
science, natural language processing, information retrieval, machine
learning and their applications to solve real-world problems. We are
currently offering fully-funded PhD studentships in the area of Text and
Data Mining of Scientific Literature. Applications are invited from UK, EU
and international students. KMi is located in Milton Keynes, 30 minutes by
train from London.



*Available PhD positions:*

-          Web-scale research analytics for identifying high performance
and trends: data-driven approaches to scientometrics

-          Large-scale information extraction from unstructured textual
resources

-          Large-scale real-time aggregation and synchronization of web &
knowledge resources

-          Identifying and predicting research & innovation

-          Discovering facts to support or refute claims

-          Reproducibility of text and data mining workflows



*Application deadline: 12**th** April*



*We offer:*

- A team of young, friendly and highly motivated colleagues, who are
passionate about research.

- A work environment that is well equipped with the newest hardware
technology

- Strong support for your personal development and career planning

- Ability to publish and attend key conferences

- An attractive work environment both within the research group and beyond

- Collaboration with industry partners and excellent prospects of getting
your work integrated in real-world applications

- No teaching duties, 100% focus on research and development

- Budget for new kit (typically Mac Pro, large screen, etc.)

- Competitive funding



*You bring:*

-          Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Bachelor
degree in programs highly related to the advertised topic might be
sufficient in few cases)

-          Ability to communicate ideas clearly both orally as well as in
writing and fluency in English.

-          Good theoretical foundation and some practical experience with
at least two of the following: data analysis/statistics, machine learning,
natural language processing, information retrieval, semantic web.

-          Ability to design and prototype software solutions.

-          Solid programming skills.

-          Ability to analyse data in Python, R or Matlab.

-          Good knowledge and experience of working with and querying
databases.

-          Good knowledge of the Linux environment (deployment, essential
scripting, configuration, logging, etc.).

-          Willingness to learn new things every day and seek solutions to
complex problems.

-          You are able and willing to relocate to the UK and carry out
your research from within the Open University campus.



Prospective candidates fulfilling the above criteria are encouraged to
contact me to receive further details prior to official application.



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Dr Petr Knoth

Senior Research Fellow

Knowledge Media institute, The Open University

Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, BUCKS, United Kingdom

phone: +44 (0)1908 654548, Web:

http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/member/petr-knoth, Twitter: @petrknoth
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